Salad with mussels and octopus
Description
Minimum effort — excellent result. Seafood salads are always delicious, elegant, and festive. Thanks to the availability of marinated seafood in stores nowadays, there's no need to bother with preparing them yourself—and you can be confident in their quality. But if you live near the sea and have access to fresh mussels and octopus, of course, it's better to prepare them on your own. For this salad, we'll use marinated mussels and octopus, so the salad comes together very quickly and can be served immediately.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Drain the brine from the seafood; large pieces of octopus can be cut in half or as you prefer.
- 2
Step 2
Boil the eggs and peel off the shells. Cut the quail eggs in half, and the chicken eggs into 6-8 pieces.
- 3
Step 3
Cut the cucumbers into thin strips. Whether or not to peel them is up to you. For example, if the skin isn't bitter, I leave it on.
- 4
Step 4
Wash the lettuce leaves thoroughly and dry them. Tear large leaves by hand into smaller pieces. Place the lettuce leaves on a plate.
- 5
Step 5
Place the sliced cucumbers on the salad.
- 6
Step 6
Arrange the egg pieces around the edges.
- 7
Step 7
On top, place mussels with octopus and other seafood.
- 8
Step 8
Let's prepare the salad dressing. Mix yogurt, soy sauce, lemon juice, and mustard.
- 9
Step 9
Pour the sauce over the salad and serve.